The present invention relates to a method of producing corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) antagonist activity and thus provides a method of treating a wide range of stress-related disorders, including affective illnesses, such as depression and anxiety, as well as irritable bowel syndrome, anorexi ...

5,6,7,8,9,10-Hexahydro-7,10-iminocyclohept[b]indole, 6,7,8,9,10,11-hexahydro-7,11-imino-5H-cyclooct[b]indole and substituted derivatives are effective in the treatment of psychoses with limited liability to produce concomitant adverse extrapyramidal symptoms. These compounds are also useful for trea ...